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Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (9 September 1899 – 5 December 1954), better known by his pen name Kalki, was an Indian writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist who wrote in Tamil. He chose the pen-name "Kalki", the future incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu. [1]
Sep 12, 2022 · Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy, who is better known by his pen name Kalki, was a formidable literary figure in South India. He donned several hats, including that of an author, journalist, activist, poet and playwright in the 1930s and 40s.
Kalki R Krishnamurthy (1899-1954) was an iconic writer, a pioneer of modem Tamil literature and journalism. His induction into journalism was facilitated by his involvement with the freedom struggle.
4 hours ago · Kalki Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy, better known by his pen name, Kalki, believed that the test of good writing lay in determining whether it aided the unification of the human community or promoted ...
- Biography
- Political Career
- Journalism
- Literary Life
- Tamil Music Movement
- Cultural Activities
- Literary Significance
- Controversies
- Works
- Essays
Birth, Education
Kalki was born on September 9, 1899 in Puthamangalam near Mayiladuthurai in the old Thanjavur district. His father was Ramasamy Iyer and his mother was Thayyal Nayagi. After receiving primary education in his village, he attended Mayuram Municipal High School. He then joined Trichy National High School. He did not complete his schooling as he joined the national movement at an early age and took part in the freedom struggle.
Private life
Kalki married Rukmini in 1924. He had a son (Rajendran) and a daughter (Anandi). He worked as a journalist for Thiru.V. Kalyanasundaram 's Navasakthi magazine and later for Ananda Vikatan.He successfully started a magazine under his own name – Kalki
Kalki had a long political career. When Gandhi started the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1921, he was inspired by his ideas and joined the Indian National Congress. He took part in the freedom struggle in 1922 and was sentenced to one year of imprisonment. After being released, he joined the Tamil Nadu Congress Party headquartered at Trichy. He worke...
Kalki was a relentless journalist since 1923. He worked as the co-editor of Thiru.V. Kalyanasundaram's Navasakthi magazine. In 1931 he became the co editor of the Ananda Vikatan magazine started by S.S. Vasan. Kalki made Ananda Vikatan a successful public magazine. Ananda Vikatan magazine made popular/pulp reading a campaign in Tamil culture and a ...
Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography was serialized in Navjivan from 1925 to 1929. Kalki simultaneously published an abridged Tamil translation of this work in Navasakthi. He also wrote short stories for Navasakthi in the same period. When the magazine Ananda Vikatan was launched, a friend of Subramania Bharathi, Parali S. Nellaiyappar, introduced Kalki ...
Kalki was one of the pioneers of the Tamilisai Iyakkam (Tamil music movement), which was started with the demand that Carnatic music concerts should give a prominent place to Tamil compositions. He wrote numerous articles in support of the Tamil music movement. Kalki wrote the lyrics to the film composition "kaatrinile varum geetham", which was a n...
Kalki attended the Tamil Music Conference held at Ettayapuram in 1945 . During the ceremony, a request was made of him to build a memorial hall for Subramaniya Bharathi at Ettayapuram. Kalki put fo...Kalki raised funds for Bharathi's wife Chellamma Bharathi in 1945 and created a deposit fund.In 1948, writer Pudhumaipithan, who was a fierce critic of Kalki, passed away. Kalki then raised funds to help Pudhumaipithan's wife Kamala and her daughter out of poverty. A significant amount was...Kalki's primary literary contribution was his contribution to the development of Tamil prose. He expanded all the possibilities of Tamil prose by writing a series of entertaining novels, magazine articles, short stories, travelogues, music criticism, film criticism, political criticism, satire and biographies. In this regard, he was a pioneer. Thre...
In 1936, Kalki made a controversial statement that Subramania Bharathi was not one of the Mahakavis (great poets) of India, an opinion that was opposed by writers like Ku.Pa. Rajagopalan. This was...In 1937, Pudhumaipithan accused Kalki of plagiarising from the novels of Alexander Dumas and Walter Scott. Kalki denied the accusation. This was a controversy, on which many authors and critics wei...When Gandhi announced his Temple Entry Movement in 1939, the head of the Kanchi mutt, Chandrasekara Saraswati opposed it. Kalki vehemently objected saying, "You are the leader of a caste, not a jag...Novels
1. Kalvanin Kadhali(Thief’s Lover) (1937) 2. Thyaga Bhoomi(Land of Sacrifice)(1938-1939) 3. Magudapathi(1942) 4. Abalayin Kaneer(Tears of Agony) (1947) 5. Solaimalai Ilavarasi(Princess of Solaimalai) (1947) 6. Alai Osai(Sound of the Waves) (1948) 7. Devagiyin Kanavan(Devaki's Husband) (1950) 8. Mohini Theevu(Mohini Island) (1950) 9. Poiman Karadu(1951) 10. Punnaivanathu Puli(Tiger of Punnaivanam) (1952) 11. Amara Thara(1954)
Short stories
1. Subathirayin Sagothiran(Brother Of Subhadra) 2. Ottrai Roja(Single Rose) 3. Theepiditha kudisaikal(Huts On Fire) 4. Pudhu Overseer(The New Overseer) 5. Vasthudhu Venu 6. Amara Vazhvu(Eternal Life) 7. Sunduvin Sanyasam(The Asceticism Of Sundu) 8. Thirudan Magan Thirudan(Thief, Son Of A Thief) 9. Imayamalai Engal Malai(The Himalayas Are Our Mountain) 10. Pongumankadal (Rising Sea) 11. Master Medhuvadai 12. Pushpa Pallaku(The Flower Palanquin) 13. Prapala Natchathiram(Celebrity Star) 14. Pith...
Ettikku Potti- Comedy ArticlesSangeethayogam - Articles on Tamil Music - 1947, Tamil PannaiPublication.Apr 7, 2022 · More than four decades after it was first published, Ponniyin Pudhalvar (Ponni’s son), the definitive biography of Kalki R. Krishnamurthy – an influential figure in Tamil socio-cultural space –...
Jul 7, 2020 · Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (1899–1954), who is also called as Kalki, was a famous writer, poet and a freedom fighter. His writings cover several novels, short stories and bhakti stories. Krishnamurthy was born in a pious Brahmin family in a village in the then Thanjavur District.
